English Girl chords by Robyn Hitchcock

SimplifiedEb · G · Am · F · C …

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
Years ago in a silent world
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C 
Cm 
G 
I fell in love with an English girl
Am 
Her skin was clear and her mum wore pearls
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Cm 
C 
G 
I fell in love with an English girl
C 
She asked me for an

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Verse 2

almond whirl

I was obliged to the English girl

And when I found the one she curled

All round my neck,

did the English girl

Interlude 1

Verse 3
Am 
But when the wrapper she unfurled
F 
C 
Cm 
C 
"It's a little bit off," said
G 
the English girl
Though disappointed,
Am 
'round she twirled
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Cm 
G 
Poise was a must for the English girl

Verse 4
C 
Cm 
The sweet she binned, it was not hurled
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F 
G 
C 
Slow motion for the English girl
G 
Am 
"How disappointing wanton her"
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Cm 
G 
Said the diamond mouth of the English girl
Cm 
"I hoped for more," said the
G 
English girl

Interlude 2

Verse 5
Am 
So Haggard and I don't mean more
Cm 
G 
I wilted before the English girl
And like a minx from
Am 
Ronald's serve
Cm 
G 
She flittered away, with the English girl